Bourton Country Shoe - Brown Buffalo (Tricker's Exclusive)

Tricker's

£565

The Bourton is the undisputed king of the English country shoe, and in this Black Alb Buffalo finish, it takes on a formidable, modern edge. Built on the voluminous 4444 last , it maintains the bold, oversized character and wingtip broguing that Tricker’s is famous for, but swaps the rural aesthetic for something far more industrial. Black Alb Buffalo: Sourced from the Swabian Alb mountain range in Germany, this leather is designed to endure. Deep Matte Finish: The oiled treatment gives the Black Buffalo a rich, matte appearance that absorbs light rather than reflecting it. Tactile Grain: The

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as R.E. Tricker Limited, number 01114160. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "The Tricker's factory, located at 56-60 St. Michael's Rd, Northampton, first opened its doors in 1904." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
Not established. Many companies file a statement rather than naming a controlling shareholder.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.